Dan Saffer

Designing Gestural Interfaces (eBook, PDF)

Touchscreens and Interactive Devices

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

If you want to get ahead in this new era of interaction design, this is the reference you need. Nintendo's Wii and Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch have made gestural interfaces popular, but until now there's been no complete source of information about the technology. Designing Gestural Interfaces provides you with essential information about kinesiology, sensors, ergonomics, physical computing, touchscreen technology, and new interface patterns -- all you need to know to augment your existing skills in "e;traditional"e; web design, software, or product development. Packed with informative illustrations and photos, this book helps you:Get an overview of technologies surrounding touchscreens and interactive environmentsLearn the process of designing gestural interfaces, from documentation to prototyping to communicating to the audience what the product doesExamine current patterns and trends in touchscreen and gestural designLearn about the techniques used by practicing designers and developers todaySee how other designers have solved interface challenges in the pastLook at future trends in this rapidly evolving fieldOnly six years ago, the gestural interfaces introduced in the film Minority Report were science fiction. Now, because of technological, social, and market forces, we see similar interfaces deployed everywhere. Designing Gestural Interfaces will help you enter this new world of possibilities.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780596551025
• Artikelnr.: 52967576

Autorenporträt

Dan Saffer is an experience design director for Adaptive Path who has designed and built websites, applications, and devices since 1995. An international speaker and author, his acclaimed book Designing for Interaction has been called "a bookshelf must-have for anyone thinking of creating new designs" (Jared Spool, CEO of UIE) and has been translated into several languages.

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication
Preface
WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
HOW TO CONTACT US
SAFARI® BOOKS ONLINE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Chapter 1: Introducing Interactive Gestures
1.1 TAP IS THE NEW CLICK
1.2 DIRECT VERSUS INDIRECT MANIPULATION
1.3 A BRIEF HISTORY OF GESTURAL INTERFACES
1.4 THE MECHANICS OF TOUCHSCREENS AND GESTURAL CONTROLLERS
1.5 DESIGNING INTERACTIVE GESTURES: THE BASICS
1.6 DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATE GESTURE
1.7 FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 2: Designing for the Human Body
2.1 BASIC KINESIOLOGY
2.2 THE ERGONOMICS OF INTERACTIVE GESTURES
2.3 THE ERGONOMICS OF MOTION
2.4 DESIGNING TOUCH TARGETS
2.5 FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 3: Patterns for Touchscreens and Interactive Surfaces
3.1 HOW TO USE PATTERNS
3.2 TAP TO OPEN/ACTIVATE
3.3 TAP TO SELECT
3.4 DRAG TO MOVE OBJECT
3.5 SLIDE TO SCROLL
3.6 SPIN TO SCROLL
3.7 SLIDE AND HOLD FOR CONTINUOUS SCROLL
3.8 FLICK TO NUDGE
3.9 FLING TO SCROLL
3.10 TAP TO STOP
3.11 PINCH TO SHRINK AND SPREAD TO ENLARGE
3.12 TWO FINGERS TO SCROLL
3.13 GHOST FINGERS
Chapter 4: Patterns for Free-Form Interactive Gestures
4.1 PROXIMITY ACTIVATES/DEACTIVATES
4.2 MOVE BODY TO ACTIVATE
4.3 POINT TO SELECT/ACTIVATE
4.4 WAVE TO ACTIVATE
4.5 PLACE HANDS INSIDE TO ACTIVATE
4.6 ROTATE TO CHANGE STATE
4.7 STEP TO ACTIVATE
4.8 SHAKE TO CHANGE
4.9 TILT TO MOVE
Chapter 5: Documenting Interactive Gestures
5.1 WHY DOCUMENT ANYTHING?
5.2 EXISTING MOVEMENT NOTATION SYSTEMS
5.3 DOCUMENTING GESTURES IN INTERACTIVE SYSTEMS
5.4 FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 6: Prototyping Interactive Gestures
6.1 FAKING IT: LOW-FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
6.2 HIGH-FIDELITY PROTOTYPES
6.3 TESTING PROTOTYPES
6.4 PROTOTYPING RESOURCES
6.5 FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 7: Communicating Interactive Gestures
7.1 THREE ZONES OF ENGAGEMENT
7.2 METHODS OF COMMUNICATING INTERACTIVE GESTURES
7.3 FOR FURTHER READING
Chapter 8: THE FUTURE OF INTERACTIVE GESTURES
8.1 FUTURE TRENDS
8.2 TOWARD STANDARDS
8.3 THE ETHICS OF GESTURES
8.4 FOR FURTHER READING
A Palette of Human Gestures and Movements
GESTURES FOR TOUCHSCREENS
GESTURES FOR FREE-FORM SYSTEMS
FOR FURTHER READING
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